The City of Falling Angels
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A beguiling portrait of the city of Venice from the bestselling author of the classic true crime Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
'Glittering, entertaining' Sunday Times
Beneath the exquisite facade of the world's most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption and venality are rampant. Venice and its eccentric locals come to life in the words of exquisite storyteller, John Berendt. Ezra Pound and his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso; or Mario Moro - self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week.
'Funny, insightful, illuminating...[Venice] reveals itself, slowly, discreetly, under Berendt's gentle but persistent prying' Boston Globe
City of Falling Angels is a mischievous, charming and compelling portrait of a beguiling city and its people.
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'Glittering, entertaining' Sunday Times
Beneath the exquisite facade of the world's most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption and venality are rampant. Venice and its eccentric locals come to life in the words of exquisite storyteller, John Berendt. Ezra Pound and his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso; or Mario Moro - self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week.
'Funny, insightful, illuminating...[Venice] reveals itself, slowly, discreetly, under Berendt's gentle but persistent prying' Boston Globe
City of Falling Angels is a mischievous, charming and compelling portrait of a beguiling city and its people.
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Product details
- Paperback | 384 pages
- 130 x 197 x 24mm | 272g
- 07 Sep 2006
- HODDER & STOUGHTON
- Sceptre
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- 1 map
- 0340825006
- 9780340825006
- 88,232
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'The inhabitants of Venice are the real stars of the story' * Sunday Telegraph * 'Glittering, entertaining and anecdote-filled.' * Sunday Times * It's a fascinating read' * Jonathan Gibbs, Telegraph * 'Fascinating, fantastic. . . Intrigue, too, stems from the burning of the Fenice opera house in 1996 and here Berendt's enthusiasm for juicy recriminations become almost palpable.' * Stephanie Cross, Observer * 'Berendt's descriptions of people and places are well-honed and he has an ear for a good yarn as well as an obvious knack for getting people to talk revealingly' * Laurence Phelan, Independent on Sunday * 'Berendt's descriptions of people and places are well-honed and he has an ear for a good yarn as well as an obvious knack for getting people to talk revealingly.' * Laurence Phelan, Independent on Sunday *
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About John Berendt
John Berendt is a journalist and former editor of New York magazine. His first book, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL was an international bestseller. He lives in New York.
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